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A Fair Go | 2019

Nayran is a nutritionist, chef, childcare teacher, swimming teacher and cooking instructor. She also runs her own catering business and is widely recognised as a leader and mentor in the human rights […]

Her Words | 5th December 2018

Nayran Tabiei has always loved her home but she was forced to flee Syria and leave behind her sons who were conscripted in the military.

With her husband and young daughter, they […]

Bank your Neighbour | 4th December 2018

Cooks meals for the homeless

Nayran Tabiei arrived in Australia fleeing the violent civil war in Syria. She left behind a successful career as a chef to bring her daughter to […]

The Design Files | 18th August 2017

Today’s Dream Job subject, Nayran Tabiei, has a story that’s likely to astound. Though foreign to most, the challenges this ever-smiling woman has overcome, only serve to push the boundaries […]

ABC News | 24th June 2017

Daniel and Loretta Bolotin set up Free to Feed 18 months ago in Melbourne’s inner north.

It’s a simple model; asylum seekers are employed to run pop up cooking classes in homes, […]